Education

• Ph.D., Philosophy, Ohio State University, 2019
• M.A.T., Secondary English Education, American University, 2010
• B.A. (honors), Philosophy, University of North Carolina, 2008

Research Interests

• Ethics
• Epistemology
• Emotion

Select Publications

• “Hope, Worry, and Suspension of Judgment.” Forthcoming in the Canadian Journal of Philosophy.
• “Fitting Anxiety and Prudent Anxiety.” 2021. Synthese vol. 199, pp. 8555–8578.
• “Moral Encroachment and Reasons of the Wrong Kind.” 2020. Philosophical Studies vol. 177, pp. 3051–3070.
• “Conciliationism and Moral Spinelessness.” 2018. Episteme vol. 15, issue 1, pp. 101-118.
• “Pragmatic Encroachment and Moral Encroachment.” 2017. Pacific Philosophical Quarterly vol. 98, issue 51, pp. 643-661.

For a full list of publications, please visit Dr. Fritz's PhilPeople profile.

Courses

• Introduction to Ethics (PHIL 201)
• Metaethics (PHIL 328)
• Social and Political Philosophy (PHIL 335)

Awards

• Routledge, Taylor, and Francis Prize, 2021. Awarded by the American Philosophical Association for best article by a philosopher in a contingent position.
• Innovations in Teaching and Student Engagement Award, 2021. Awarded by VCU's College of Humanities and Sciences.
• Ohio State Presidential Fellowship, 2018. Awarded by the Graduate School of the Ohio State University.

Links

• "VCU Philosophy Professor Receives National Award for Article Exploring Morality and Rationality of Beliefs," VCU News, 2021.
• Google Scholar page